Newest Journal pictorial book on Dutchess politics available

11:23 PM,
Jun. 22, 2013

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| Journal staff

The Poughkeepsie Journal's newest book is available for purchase - or pickup, for those who preordered - at the Journal's office.

"Democracy in Dutchess: 300 Years of County Political Life" is a pictorial look at how government has influenced life in the mid-Hudson Valley.

The 144-page book covers the region's history from 1713, when the first organized government structure was formed in Dutchess, to the present. The book is the fifth in a series on history in the mid-Hudson Valley. ...